The veteran's bilateral pes planus is currently rated at 10 percent, and his panic disorder was granted a 30 percent evaluation effective January 25, 1999. The issue of an earlier effective date for the increased rating remains on appeal.
The deciding factor: The veteran's panic disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks due to symptoms such as anxiety and weekly panic attacks.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Pes Planus, Panic Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0207879
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